Gab Nardo, Finance Expert in London, United Kingdom
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Gab Nardo

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Bio

Gab is an investment manager with more than 12 years of experience in private equity and investment banking. He has invested, managed, raised, or intermediated funds over €1 billion in various industries and contingencies across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions. He particularly enjoys consulting smaller to mid-cap companies to discover and learn about new sectors and business models, which he dissects with a rigorous value-oriented approach and second-level thinking.

Career Highlights

Investment Principal
Creative UK
Financial Advisor
Self-employed Financial Advisor
Investment Professional
ICG

Education Highlights

Master's Degree
École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Europe)
Master of Science Degree
City University
Graduate Degree
Università degli Studi di Torino

Certification Highlights

Mental Health First Aid Supervisor
Nuco
FCA Certificate
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment

Case Studies

Work Experience

Investment Principal

2021 - PRESENT
Creative UK
  • Spearheaded and executed ten investments in startups and SMEs operating in the tech and creative sectors.
  • Maintained a 100% approval rate of investment opportunities brought to the committee.
  • Conceived, approved, and executed new investment structures and products the fund had never authorized or used.
  • Built a strong and growing network of founders, investors, and advisors.
  • Developed team practices and templates such as the due diligence process, a standardized investment model, investment documents, and marketing materials.
Focus areas: Deal Flow Origination, Investment Analysis, Due Diligence, Negotiation, Deal Structuring, Deal Execution, Project Management, Investment Monitoring, Investor Relations, Board of Directors, Reporting, Fundraising, Marketing

Financial Advisor

2019 - PRESENT
Self-employed Financial Advisor
  • Advised a street sports media startup on its business plan elaboration and capital raising.
  • Counseled a tech startup operating in the energy space on its business plan elaboration, capital raising, investor relations, and recapitalization.
  • Acted as sell-side advisor for a small-cap IT services business sold to a PE-backed software house.
  • Directed an industrial engineering/OEM business on its capital-raising strategy.
Focus areas: Private Capital Markets, Pitch Books, Pitch Decks, Debt Structuring, Cash Flow Modeling, Transaction Structuring, Three-statement Modeling, Due Diligence, Investment Thesis, Project Coordination, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Project Management, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Investment Manager, Loans, Debt, Underwriting, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, Private Credit, Deal Flow Origination, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Template Development, PowerPoint Design, PESTEL Analysis, SWOT Analysis, M&A (Sell-side), DCF Valuation, Comparable Company Analysis, Transaction Comparables, Scenario Analysis, Market Research & Analysis, Technology, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Business Administration, Computer Science, Strategy, Management, Negotiation, Business Law, Financial Markets, Research, Quantitative Analysis, Venture Capital, Value Investing, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Analysis, Investment Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Sensitivity Analysis, Return Analysis, Leveraged Finance, Debt Financing, Credit Analysis, Capital Structuring, Business Modeling, Business Plan Consulting, Financial Forecasting, Private Equity, Fundraising, Valuation, Capital IQ, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Business Strategy, Capital Raising, Investor Relations, Business Planning, Recapitalization, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Investment Professional

2017 - 2018
TDR Capital
  • Pan-European private equity fund with €8+ billion AUM, running a contrarian value-driven strategy, targeting businesses with operational transformation opportunities and downside protection, through independent thematic origination.
  • Led multiple workstreams related to the €500 million privately originated leveraged buyout of the largest themed-restaurant chain in France.
  • Personally developed all models and templates dedicated to sourcing investment opportunities and assessing their attractiveness (5,000+ names reviewed). Led several origination themes, procuring two pursued investment opportunities.
  • Led various work streams related to the two add-on acquisitions and subsequent sale of portfolio company ICWG for a transaction value above £1 billion.
Focus areas: Private Capital Markets, Pitch Books, Pitch Decks, Debt Structuring, Cash Flow Modeling, Recapitalization, Capital Raising, Investor Relations, Debt Restructuring, Three-statement Modeling, Board Representation, Due Diligence, Loans, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, Business Planning, Template Development, PowerPoint Design, PESTEL Analysis, SWOT Analysis, M&A (Sell-side), DCF Valuation, Transaction Comparables, Scenario Analysis, Market Research & Analysis, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Business Administration, Computer Science, Strategy, Management, Negotiation, Business Law, Financial Markets, Research, Quantitative Analysis, Value Investing, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Sensitivity Analysis, Return Analysis, Leveraged Finance, Debt Financing, Credit Analysis, Capital Structuring, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Business Plan Consulting, Financial Forecasting, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Fundraising, Financial Modeling, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Investment Analysis, Investment Thesis, Project Coordination, Comparable Company Analysis, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Valuation, Project Management, Transaction Structuring, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Investment Manager, Deal Flow Origination, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Private Equity

Investment Professional

2014 - 2016
ICG
  • UK public alternative asset manager (FTSE 100 constituent). €37+ billion AUM dedicated to multiple strategies across asset classes, public or private markets, globally. Worked within the flagship private debt and equity strategy division.
  • Executed and handled everything related to our investment activity, implying a vast range and volume of responsibilities as a member of a two-person team.
  • Researched and analyzed more than 200 opportunities. Led the internal approval process of new investments, as well as their valuation, due diligence, and execution.
  • Managed a €670 million portfolio of five investments: one multi-tranche investment originated and monetized (blended return 1.6x), two legacy positions managed and monetized (2.4x and 3.2x return), and two more positions managed and restructured.
  • Monitored and published investor relations materials related to five investments. Board of directors representation with three businesses. Monthly analysis of financial results vs. plan and explanation.
  • Occasionally involved with special corporate projects. In one case, oversaw a secondary transaction over a €2.5 billion flagship fund, where a lead limited partner took over the entirety of all other fund investors' commitments.
Focus areas: Private Capital Markets, Pitch Books, Pitch Decks, Debt Structuring, Cash Flow Modeling, Transaction Structuring, Recapitalization, Capital Raising, Investor Relations, Investment Thesis, Project Coordination, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Project Management, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Investment Manager, Loans, Debt, Underwriting, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, Business Planning, Template Development, PowerPoint Design, PESTEL Analysis, SWOT Analysis, M&A (Sell-side), DCF Valuation, Comparable Company Analysis, Transaction Comparables, Scenario Analysis, Market Research & Analysis, Technology, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Business Administration, Computer Science, Strategy, Management, Negotiation, Business Law, Financial Markets, Research, Quantitative Analysis, Value Investing, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Analysis, Investment Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Sensitivity Analysis, Return Analysis, Leveraged Finance, Debt Financing, Credit Analysis, Capital Structuring, Business Strategy, Business Plan Consulting, Financial Forecasting, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Fundraising, Valuation, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Debt Restructuring, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Deal Flow Origination, Financial Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Board of Directors, Board Representation, Legal Structuring, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Private Credit

Associate

2010 - 2014
Barclays Investment Bank
  • Worked at the origination, underwriting, and syndication of financing packages in the sub-investment grade space, as an associate in the EMEA leveraged finance department.
  • Prepared hundreds of market and credit analyses, including relative pitch books, to market the bank's services.
  • Analyzed a vast array of industries, business models, transaction types (LBOs, refinancings, and dividend recapitalization), and capital instruments (loans, bonds, senior or subordinated, public or private, and cash or PIK interest payments).
  • Contributed to the internal approval of €5+ billion debt transactions by owning multiple workstreams: process management, execution of credit analyses, transaction structuring, market updates, and production of all related documentation.
  • Completed a 1-year rotation in the leveraged syndicate department, managing the distribution process of financing packages to public or private investors, and handling the interaction between the private and public sides.
  • Led several workstreams related to a multiple-record breaking £550 million PIK Note issue, which Barclays advised on in exclusivity. Among other achievements, the transaction was the largest € or £ PIK Note and largest debut £ trance ever issued.
  • Managed key workstreams related to the $275 million dividend recapitalization of Dematic. Highly bespoke and uncustomary structuring terms (defined by the press "a challenge to the market"), negotiated to suit the exceptional needs of the financing.
  • Mentored and oversaw various classes of new analysts and interns.
Focus areas: Pitch Books, Pitch Decks, Transaction Structuring, Recapitalization, Capital Raising, Debt Restructuring, Three-statement Modeling, Due Diligence, Investment Thesis, Project Coordination, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Project Management, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Investment Manager, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, Private Credit, Business Planning, Deal Flow Origination, Template Development, PowerPoint Design, PESTEL Analysis, SWOT Analysis, M&A (Sell-side), DCF Valuation, Comparable Company Analysis, Transaction Comparables, Scenario Analysis, Market Research & Analysis, Technology, Financial Analysis, Marketing, Computer Science, Strategy, Management, Negotiation, Business Law, Financial Markets, Research, Quantitative Analysis, Value Investing, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Analysis, Investment Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Sensitivity Analysis, Return Analysis, Debt Financing, Credit Analysis, Capital Structuring, Business Strategy, Business Plan Consulting, Financial Forecasting, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Modeling, Valuation, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Loans, Yield Management, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Cash Flow Modeling, Debt Structuring, Underwriting, Syndication, Debt, Leveraged Finance
2006 - 2009

Master's Degree in Corporate Finance

École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Europe) - Paris, France

2007 - 2008

Master of Science Degree in Management

City University - London, England

2003 - 2006

Graduate Degree in Business Administration

Università degli Studi di Torino - Turin, Italy

JULY 2021 - JULY 2024

Mental Health First Aid Supervisor

Nuco

APRIL 2011 - PRESENT

FCA Certificate

Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment

Finance

Valuation, Financial Modeling, Fundraising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity, Capital Structuring, Credit Analysis, Return Analysis, Corporate Finance, Value Investing, Comparable Company Analysis, DCF Valuation, M&A (Sell-side), Private Credit, Debt Structuring, Cash Flow Modeling, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Investment Thesis, Due Diligence, Three-statement Modeling, Debt Restructuring, Recapitalization, Capital Raising, Debt, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Transaction Structuring, Investment Monitoring

Output Software

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

Data & Analysis Software

Bloomberg, Capital IQ, FactSet

Industry Expertise

Capital Markets, Venture Capital, Financial Markets, Technology

Other

Financial Forecasting, Business Plan Consulting, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Debt Financing, Leveraged Finance, Sensitivity Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Investment Analysis, Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Research, Business Administration, Financial Analysis, Market Research & Analysis, Transaction Comparables, SWOT Analysis, PESTEL Analysis, PowerPoint Design, Template Development, Deal Flow Origination, S&P Capital IQ, Yield Management, Loans, Project Management, Project Coordination, Board Representation, Investor Relations, Pitch Decks, Pitch Books, Private Capital Markets, Syndication, Underwriting, Entrepreneurship, Business Law, Negotiation, Management, Strategy, Computer Science, Marketing, Psychology, Positioning, Scenario Analysis, Business Planning, Markets, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Investment Manager, Legal Structuring, Board of Directors, Deal Structuring, Deal Execution, Reporting, Psychology & Mental Health

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